On the first week of the dreaded succubus' return, she cost the top two puzzlers exactly zero points. In fact, she exacted the largest measure of vengeance on her former master, EK! She's here to stay for the rest of the season, so they'll have to maintain their current blistering pace to escape her wiles.

In the second tier, Golem moved further up the standings with a strong showing on the last two puzzles, but otherwise the puzzler peloton has had a rough time of it as the PCS season hits its dog days.